Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	council_n	trent_n	4,509	5	10.5965	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32853	Mr. Chillingworth's judgment of the religion of Protestants, &c.; Religion of Protestants a safe way to salvation. Selections	Chillingworth, William, 1602-1644.	1689 (1689)	Wing C3887; ESTC R323	9,088	17

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